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Wheaton Regional Park

Rachel Carson Greenway Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Rachel Carson Greenway Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Wheaton Regional Park near Meadowood, MD. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 400 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector 39.05910, -77.00616
Nearest town Meadowood, MD
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Rachel Carson Greenway Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 254–399 ft

Out & Back · Wheaton Regional Park

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector · 39.05910, -77.00616

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Wheaton Way, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Little Bit Loop Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Wheaton Way, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Little Bit Loop Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wheaton Way, heading NW.
  10. 400 ftBear left onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector, heading E.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rachel-carson-greenway-trail-out-back-6-km-18c9

Trail surface

76% dirt19% gravel5% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.

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